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tee boy · 21st April 2004

I know its probably the opposite of what many people here are after, but i have this craving for some super dirty, old funk type breaks. I have plenty off sample CD's like 'Planet of the Breaks' etc, but i fancy recording some. Anyone know what type of gear was used? I hear many of the old groove / funk records were done with really cheap crap gear hence the sound, but what gear was it - i presume valves and tapes... dont sound cheap to me! I also heard that they recorded with as little as 1 mic for the whole kit, or 3 at the most. Anyone thoughts?

PS Im sure i could degrade the sound by mixing in vinyl noise and sampling at 8bit, but Im particularly after the original recording methods rather than any sampling / DSP techniques.

Cheers!

21st April 2004	#1
tee boy Gear nut Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Staffs, UK Posts: 135 Thread Starter	Tips - Messy Drums I know its probably the opposite of what many people here are after, but i have this craving for some super dirty, old funk type breaks. I have plenty off sample CD's like 'Planet of the Breaks' etc, but i fancy recording some. Anyone know what type of gear was used? I hear many of the old groove / funk records were done with really cheap crap gear hence the sound, but what gear was it - i presume valves and tapes... dont sound cheap to me! I also heard that they recorded with as little as 1 mic for the whole kit, or 3 at the most. Anyone thoughts? PS Im sure i could degrade the sound by mixing in vinyl noise and sampling at 8bit, but Im particularly after the original recording methods rather than any sampling / DSP techniques. Cheers!